Angola 3 member Herbert Wallace days, hours away from death
He has been imprisoned in solitary confinement for 41 years,
to date the Louisiana prison has refused to grant him compassionate release so he could die out of prison.
today's Democracy Now describes "Herman's House" a project of Herman Wallace and artist Jackie Sumell.
"In 2001 Herman while in solitary at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, received a letter from artist Jackie Sumell. After two years of writing, Jackie asked Herman a very simple question, “what kind of house does a man whose been in solitary confinement for 30 years dream of?”. He responded reluctantly, true to his revolutionary nature that is critical of the consumer capitalist lifestyle. He finally relented as a favor to Jackie, “let’s do the project baby, you done gone way out there in that water, let’s see how we do together”. He later told her, “this is the greatest decision I’ve ever made in my life”.
The idea for Herman’s House was born out of an unquenchable desire to share the experience of freedom. In 2003 Herman began designing his house, and entering the world outside of solitary confinement."
http://hermanshouse.org/who-is-herman-wallace/
In The Land Of The Free - in cinemas March 26
http://www.inthelandofthefreefilm.co.uk/
is a documentary about the Angola 3.
